Lemondale

Assembling fourteen musicians for one day in Tokyo, including Jim O'Rourke on guitar, and vocals from Takashi Ueno of the Tenniscoats, the recording of 'Lemondale' was described as a miracle by Takuji Aoyagi (Kama Aina), one of the musicians on the record, for bringing together musicians and schools of music that would be thought to be incompatible even if appearing on a bill for a live event, let alone playing on the same record. It simultaneously captures the attendant excitement of a first collaborative encounter and the confidence that comes only from artists at the top of their craft. It is casual and intimate and alive with a charmingly human and playful spirit of the kind that most music listeners long to be touched by.